It works for me when I want that boost in advance. I log the seat and machine adjustments as well. Bored of AB Ripper X? It's a pretty hardcore routine. Looking forward to seeing your new AB routine though. Change is good.

Dumbell Overhead Press15@40 <TOUGH!! Grunting out loud like all hell, but I can JUST make it!!12@40 <very tough on last 1 or 2!9@40 <WHO rocks harder than me? WHOOOOO?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!

Assisted Tricep Dip15@8512@859@85

AB RIPPER X (A!!!!!!!!)It helped to take a little break after Hip Rock/Raise and Heels To The Heavens. I REALLY kicked butt this time!

CARDIO30 min Tradmill@ 3.5 Speed@ 15.0 incline

+ 5 min cooldown

503cal1.91distance

THOUGHTS THAT CAME TO ME WITH THIS WORKOUT:

It is DEFINITELY time for a new routine!! I definitely am feeling MUCH stronger -- and I feel like in the last workout or two I have FINALLY gotten to a point where I can really PUSH and grunt and power through weakness for awesome gains... But I think my efforts can be helped by switching it up. I think any struggle right now is mostly mental and a change of routine will help shake that.

Also - I met a really hot guy on Wenesday with a picture perfect body. He is a paramedic and plays competitive volleyball. That seems the key -- he has an active job (he has to lift the bodies of grown men for a living, 6 days a week!!) and in his free time, he plays sports. I have been wanting to get into dance for so long, and I've even been thinking about joining some kind of a martial art like kick boxing or mui thai. Maybe it's time to allow myself to enjoy something like this?

START13@40 <really challenging! Hard to stabilize! But I feel like I'll get a lot better at these very soon.12@40 < I mean JESUS!!!!!9@40

Tricep Dips (Flat Bench)13 <TOUGH!10 <still tough!6 <damn!! Tough! Try to keep as much of my palms on the bench as possible!

Pulley Pushdowns (Rope)15@20 (x2)12@25 (x2) I don't like the way this machine feels. Can't really stabilize triceps. Feels Iike my back and shoulders get involved too much.9@25 (x2) Meh... I'd rather go back to overhead Dumbell press or assisted dip machine on this set.

8 MINUTE ABS

NO CARDIO

THOUGHTS THAT CAME TO ME WITH THIS WORKOUT:

- This is EXACTLY what I needed!!! I feel like I REALLY challenged myself!

- Posting this a few days after the workout - I was very sore for 3 or 4 days after the workout. May have pushed a little too hard but still, gonna give it all I got next time! I can feel that this is the beginning of a major breakthrough for me! I feel like I'm gonna finally start to see some growth and definition!

I have been watching your cooking youtubes and I absolutely love what you are doing. I especially loved your line in Episode 6 from A Chorus Line! I almost fell out of my chair laughing - I'm a musical fan as well as an occasional performer for fun. Keep up the good work!

This mortal form has grown weak. I need sustenance! -Thor in ThorHe's fine! We drank, we fought - he made his ancestors proud! -Thor in ThorI thought humans were more evolved than this. -Thor in The AvengersYou people are so petty... and tiny. -Thor in The Avengers

I was inspired by your Tofu Scramble recipe. Last night for dinner, I wilted an entire bundle of spinach, added a cubed block of firm tofu, tomatoes, poblano peppers, nutritional yeast, and cayenne. There was so much water from the tofu and veggies that I didn't need any oil to cook. So fricken good. Thank you!

This mortal form has grown weak. I need sustenance! -Thor in ThorHe's fine! We drank, we fought - he made his ancestors proud! -Thor in ThorI thought humans were more evolved than this. -Thor in The AvengersYou people are so petty... and tiny. -Thor in The Avengers